![]() ![]() We also operate our new Marlin website at and. Ruger's official website is, and the only online store we operate is. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. We encourage you to think carefully before you provide any information to an unknown online retailer, and particularly financial information. Sometimes an internet search for the "retailer" and the city in which they claim to be located will reveal that the business does not even exist. A detailed review of these websites will also often reveal clues of their fraudulent intent, like a phone number of all 0s, a privacy policy that is gibberish, or FAQs in a foreign language. They often accept payment through services like PayPal or various forms of cryptocurrency. These fraudulent websites often include "Ruger" or "Marlin" (sometimes misspelled) in their name, and these "retailers" claim to be fully stocked with Ruger product. Although we work hard to have these sites taken down as we find them, identifying them all can be difficult and we have heard stories of our customers being duped out of their hard-earned money by these criminals. In recent months, we have seen an uptick in fraudulent websites that mimic the look and feel of Ruger's website and claim to be authorized Ruger retailers. I also have a Ruger Letter of Authenticity for it.Warning: Fraudulent Websites - Think Before You Click It took me a while but I finally found mine - a 1985 factory produced stainless Mini 14 folder in excellent condition with the original serial numbered box, original paperwork and 5rd mag. Note that there may be nothing mechanically or otherwise wrong with a non-factory configured folder, it simply won't have the provenance of a factory-produced folder. They have been tremendously helpful in running S/N's for me and saved me from a few non factory folders. If you have the serial number of one that you are considering purchasing you can call Ruger and they might be able to look it up and tell you the configuration that it left the factory. You need to be careful and do your homework. non-factory folders and pay the former's price for an example which is the latter. The problem with attempting to ascertain prices for Mini 14 folders is that many buyers fail to distinguish between factory vs. ![]() Factory configured stainless folders, GB models were $1,500-1,800. Factory configured stainless folders were selling for $1,200-1,500. Factory configured blue folders, GB models were selling for around $1,200. Factory configured blued folders were going for around $1,000-1,200. Non-factory configured stainless folders are next at $900-1,100. ![]() Non-factory configured blued folders are at the bottom for $800-1,000. I found prices to be the following as of early 2018 with the highest prices realized on gunbroker: I recently had similar questions as the OP and researched as many completed auctions and sales as I could find. The former commands a premium.how much is up to you. The former was produced as and left the factory in a folding stock, the former did not and was assembled as a folder aftermarket. First you need to distinguish between a factory configured folder and a non-factory configured folder. ![]()
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